NCLEX-RN Exam Questions - Part 129

1. A psychiatric nurse is providing an orientation to a new staff nurse. She reminds the nurse that psychiatrists often use categories of medications and that it is important that she recall that some categories of medications have synonyms. Another name used to describe minor tranquilizers is which of the following?

A) Antipsychotic medications
B) Antidepressant medications
C) Antianxiety medications
D) Antimania medication



2. The nurse has been caring for a 16-year-old female who recently experienced date rape. After having had crisis intervention and been hospitalized for 2 weeks, the nurse knows that the client is effectively coping with the rape when she tells the nurse:

A) 'I know it was my fault that it happened, because I shouldn - t have been out so late.'
B) 'If I had not worn that sexy dress that night, he wouldn - t have raped me.'
C) 'I know my date just had so much passion he couldn - t handle me saying - no. - '
D) 'I know now that it was not my fault, but I want to continue counseling after my discharge.'



3. A 42-year-old male client has been treated at an alcoholic rehabilitation center for physiological alcohol dependence. The nurse will be able to determine that he is preparing for discharge and is effectively coping with his problem when he shares with her the following information:

A) 'I know that I will not ever be able to socially drink alcohol again and will need the support of the AA group.'
B) 'I know that I can only drink one or two drinks at social gatherings in the future, but at least I don - t have to continue AA.'
C) 'I really wasn - t addicted to alcohol when I came here, I just needed some help dealing with my divorce.'
D) 'It really wasn - t my fault that I had to come here. If my wife hadn - t left, I wouldn - t have needed those drinks.'



4. Degenerative disorders are attributed to many factors. As a nurse assigned to a convalescent home, one must often educate families about how such conditions occur. Which of the following statements might the nurse need to explore when a daughter tries to explain to her mother what caused her degenerative disorder?

A) 'Some folks believe that aging causes this, Mother.'
B) 'Perhaps, it - s the way your parents used those double- bind messages, Mother.'
C) 'I know some people who are having this problem and they were exposed to chemicals at work, Mother.'
D) 'It can be caused by lots of things, toxic agents and even alcohol, Mother.'



5. A family is experiencing changes in their lifestyle in many ways. The invalid grandmother has moved in with them. The couple have a 2-year-old son by their marriage, and the wife has two children by her previous marriage. The older children are in high school. In applying systems theory to this family, it is important for the nurse to remember which of the following principles?

A) The parts of a system are only minimally related.
B) Dysfunction in one part affects every other part.
C) A family system has no boundaries.
D) Healthy families are enmeshed.